Project Host: United Cambodian Community Sayon Syprasoeuth (LLBI '17) Volunteer Captain: Katie Balderas (LLBI '18) With the help of a master gardener, volunteers planted two trees near the offices of the United Cambodian Community. Volunteers then spent the rest of the time cleaning the surrounding area and they...
For the Governance and Media Day, the Institute Class of 2018 spent Monday, March 5th at Long Beach City Hall learning more about the state's 7th largest city and how the city operates to serve the residents. The class had opportunities to meet, interact and...
Community Partners: Grant Neighborhood Association (Steve Lugo) Alumni Captains: Elizabeth Horin (LLBI '17), Ijah Lockett (YLLB '15) Volunteers at this site spent their time cleaning and preparing the building for their paint job to help make the exterior of Anny's Flowers on Cherry Avenue in North Long...
Community Partner: Grant Neighborhood Association (Maria Gonzalez) Alumni Captains: Antonio Ruiz (EQS '07), Johnathan Coleman (YLLB '13) A small and tenacious group of volunteers handled the cleanup duties for several alleyways in North Long Beach. The group cleared out trash, debris and other unwanted items to make...
Community Partners: Vice Mayor Rex Richardson's Office, District 9 (Brent McCloud), Ricardo's Nursery Alumni Captains: Isaac Romero (LLBI '12), Nicolas Cedeno (YLLB '13) Nearly 100 volunteers came out to plant, landscape and clean the helopad area of Houghton Park at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Harding...
Community Partner: Our Foods (David Hedden) Alumni Captains: Rusty Mahakian (LLBI '17), Meme Phay (YLLB '13) A large group of volunteers spent their MLK Service Day morning enhancing the garden area outside of the Michelle Obama Library in North Long Beach. [gallery ids="3335,3485,3479,3487,3489,3488,3486"] ...
Community Partner: Vice Mayor Rex Richardson's Office, 9th District (Brent McCloud), Grant Neighborhood Association (Phil Giesen, Jeff Rowe) Alumni Captains: Antonio Ruiz (EQS '07), Johnathan Coleman (YLLB '13) A large group of volunteers helped teardown and rebuild the fencing around the urban garden at the 9th District...
Community Partner: Hamilton Neighborhood Association (Jerry Fink) Alumni Captains: Abagail Meija (LLBI '17), Lilian Garcia (YLLB '12), Alexis Sandoval (YLLB '12) A dedicated group of volunteers did general cleanup and planting in a garden area of the 91 Freeway underpass at the corner of Orange Avenue and...
Community Partner: St. Mark's Church (Sharon Diggs-Jackson, LLBI '93) Alumni Captains: Camille Donnell (LLBI '16), Karen Mares (YLLB '14) Over 50 volunteers came out to do painting and general cleanup duties at St. Mark's Church in Central Long Beach as part of the MLK Day of Service. ...
Community Partners: Office of Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez, First District (Jennifer Kumiyama), Long Beach Organic (Joe Corso) Alumni Captains: Kathleen Boyd (LLBI '17), Julia Jaynes (YLLB '14) A group of volunteers helped with the gardening and cleanup activities at the Mary Molina Garden near Cabrillo High School in...
